I notice I’ve been feeling a little uncomfortable with all this ‘end-of-year/new-year-talk’ doing the rounds lately. Lots of pressure to look back at what we did or didn’t achieve this year, and to look towards what we may or may not achieve next year. • And I notice myself simply wanting to sit with what is. To accept and to acknowledge where I’m at right now. How I’m feeling in this moment. At this point in time. Without looking back on what was. And without looking forwards to what might be. • Simply what is. Right now. • Without reliving what it’s taken for me to get here. And without wondering what that means for me next year. Simply to sit. And acknowledge. What is. And who I am. Now. • How’s everyone else feeling?

do you ever feel caught up in trying to find a passion? you feel pressured because everyone else around around you has one but you? don’t fret, some don’t find it until later on in life, it’s perfectly okay. 💕

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Today a friend at work told me “this year you’ve been through hell and back. Yet you keep going. Keep trying. And I want you to know it’s okay to not be okay too. You have handled it better than most. Don’t let others tell you it’s not okay to break too though. It’s okay to cry. And ask for a shoulder. You have people that see you. The you that keeps hidden. And we are here. You don’t have to hide from everyone.” And honestly that made me cry. And think. Why are we forced to hide when things happen and told “get over it.” You can move forward, and still hurt. So for those struggling silently... you’re not alone. And it’s okay to say “I’m not okay.” Life does go on. Pain will ease. Hearts do heal. But it’s okay to do that at your own pace, and how you need. We all have things happen that we don’t talk about. And this year I have had more than my fair share of them. And I’m still going. Maybe I’m not at my best the last few months, because this last trauma devastated me and was icing on the cake of this year. But I am and will be okay. But I am allowed to cry. And have bad days too. So sharing this simply because I know so many that can relate...and I believe my purpose in life is to be real and raw, so that I can help others heal when life gets messy. (And it took a lot for me to post this... so yeah... gonna cry now because I’ve become so closed off with my emotions and whatnot... so this is scary to post and put myself out there...but I’m not doing it for me. I told a friend I need to write something about real life that others can maybe relate to... and find some comfort in... so opening the box to let others work towards opening theirs too..) 🖤💋✌🏼 #lalaslatenightmind#mentalhealthawareness#poets#poetsporn#poetsofinstagram#poetscommunity#poems#poemsporn#poemsofinstagram#poemscommunity#words#wordsporn#wordsofinstagram#wordscommunity#writers#writersporn#writersofinstagram#writerscommunity

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